After the seven friends gathered what was left of Ponyville into town sqare, the rain continued its downpour. Berry stood on his box and, after much coaxing and persuasion, got Fluttershy on her box as well. Fluttershy grabbed a nearby megaphone and spoke into it. "Can I get everyponies' attention?" No one listened. "Can I- eep!- Please...- I just- can you-" Then, she squeaked and started cowering while mumbling something inaudible, all the while the townspeople kept murmuring to themselves.
Berry snatched the megaphone from Fluttershy and yelled. "YO! EVERYPONY! SIDDOWN AND LISTEN UP!" The vibrations shook the entire town and beyond. Needless to say, they obeyed. At that point, Berry handed Fluttershy her megaphone back and pulled another one out of nowhere. The crowd had questioning looks on their faces, obviously wondering where he got the extra megaphone.
Berry was about to speak when Duskshine grabbed the megaphone and interrupted. "He's Pinkie Pie. Don't question him."
They all shrugged as Duskshine handed the megaphone back to Berry, who began to speak. "You may be wondering what's going on. You may be wondering why the soldiers of Cantorlot did what they did tonight. You're not going to believe my answer... but it is nonetheless altogether true! Celestia, our benevolent ruler... has become a tyrant... a monster."
There was silence. A pony in the crowd broke the silence. "Your lying! Why in Equestria should we believe you?"
Berry sighed. "I thought you might react this way. I didn't want to believe at first myself. I could try to tell you that she brutally murdered a colt in Town Hall, or how she poisoned Fluttershy and I in an underground passage and nearly killed us too, but I take it you wouldn't believe that either. Derpy? I need you to stand on this other box we have here."
Derpy did as she was asked, then looked at Berry with a questioning look. He pulled the megaphone away from his mouth and spoke to her. "Listen. I need you to show them your scars and tell them what Celestia's done to you."
He handed her the megaphone and she explained her entire story. The crowd gasped. Berry spoke through the megaphone again. "And if that wasn't enough, let me ask you, how many of you lost friends or family tonight because of the soldier's actions?"
Everyone in the crowd reluctantly raised their hooves. Berry sighed, "I don't know about anypony else, but when I look at what's left of Ponyville, I see a horrible sight..."
"All I see is shattered pieces... I can't keep it hidden like a secret... Just how could I look away... from all this pain in a world she's made?!?" He paused, then continued. "Everyday you'll need a magic-proof vest to save yourself from what you could never guess..."
"Please..." Fluttershy finally added. "We're not safe today..."
Berry continued. "When we step outside in the war she's waged! Listen. Our future's here and now. Here comes the countdown! Sound it off, this is the call!" Berry pumped his hoof in the air. "Rise in Revolution! It's our time to change it all! Rise in Revolution! Unite! And fight! Fight to make a better life! Everypony one for all! Sound off, this is the call! Tonight, we rise!"
Some of the crowd had caught on, and raised their hooves as they yelled, "Rise!"
"Tonight, we rise!" Berry yelled.
More of the crowd answered this time, "Rise!"
Again, Berry yelled, "Tonight, we rise!"
Some of the crowd were still unconvinced. Berry sighed and continued his call to arms. "It's like a hoof grenade thrown in a hurricane, spinning into chaos, trying to escape the flame..."
Fluttershy spoke up again, 'W-we can't go b-back... Yesterday is gone..."
Berry looked down in despair. "It's faster than the blast of a one of Dashie's Rainbooms... But..." He looked back to the crowd with hope. "When the scars heal and the pain passes, hope will burn and we'll rise from the ashes!"
Fluttershy spoke with hope as well. "Darkness fades away!"
"And the light shines on a brave new day!" Berry continued. "Our future's here and now. Here comes the countdown! Sound it off, this is the call! Rise in Revolution! It's our time to change it all! Rise in Revolution! Unite! And fight! Fight to make a better life! Everypony, one for all! Sound off, this is the call, tonight, we rise!"
"Rise!" The entire crowd shouted in response.
"Tonight, we rise!" Berry called.
Again, the crowd shouted, "Rise!"
And again, Berry called. "Tonight, we rise!" He jumped off of his box and walked amongst the crowd. "In a world gone mad,"
Fluttershy followed, "In this place that is so sad..."
Berry continued, "Sometimes it's crazy..."
"It's most definitely crazy..." Fluttershy added.
"To fight for what you believe." Berry continued again. "But you can't give up! ...If you wanna keep what you love..."
Berry's friends decided to join the call to arms. They each picked up a megaphone of their own. "We wanna keep what we love..." Duskshine spoke.
"We wanna keep what we love!" Rainbow Dash aroused.
"We certainly wish to keep what we love!" Elusive poshly added.
"We want ta' keep what we love!" Applejack tipped her hat upward.
Berry looked at his friends and smiled. "We can't ever give up! No!!!"
"Rise!" The seven friends shouted.
"Rise in Revolution!" The crowd responded in hoof pumping rebellion.
"Rise!" The friends called again.
And again, the crowd replied, "Rise in Revolution!"
Everypony rallied. "Everypony, one for all! Sound off, this is the call! Rise!"
"Like we're alive!" Duskshine shouted.
"Tonight, we rise!" Elusive added.
"Rise!" The crowd replied.
"To make a better life!" Rainbow Dash screamed.
"T'night, we rise!" Applejack bellowed.
The crowd shouted their battle cry. "Rise! Rise! Rise in Revolution! Rise! Rise! Rise in Revolution!
"RISE!!!"
Berry smiled. He had accomplished exactly what he came to do. He yelled back into his megaphone. "NOW! Now is the time we take our homes back! Now is the time we take our lives back! Now... It's time... TO FIGHT CELESTIA! TO CANTORLOT!"
He began marching triumphantly towards the train station, but the crowds had stopped shouting. He turned to see that his friends were the only ones following him. The rest hadn't moved, and were now just turning up dirt with their hooves. Berry sighed. It was clear the townsfolk still feared Celestia. He raised his megaphone back to his lips.
"When you’re on the edge of giving up, y'know I've felt it too, you won’t be alone because I’m with you! Bring the fire, bring the smoke, bring the rain. We may bend, but we will never break!" Berry paused and took deep breath. "If we believe we can’t lose, even mountains will move! It’s our faith, it’s our life! This is our battle cry! She can’t take us down if we stand our ground! If we live... if we die... We will shout out... our battle cry!"
Berry's friends were the only ones to answer the call. "Rise in Revolution!"
"Can you hear it?" Berry asked.
"Rise in Revolution!" They shouted again.
"Can you feel it?" Berry paused, looked down, then spoke to Derpy. "It seems like no one knows how you’ve been feeling... You’re hiding all your hopes... You've stopped believing." He turned to face the crowd again. "It’s not over, we’re one step away. We will bend, but we will never break!"
He shouted with determination. "I believe we can’t lose! Even mountains will move! It’s my faith, it’s my life! This is our battle cry! She can’t take us down if we stand our ground! If we live... if we die... We will shout out... our battle cry!
"Rise in Revolution!" Some of the crowd had joined in this time
"Can you hear it?" Berry asked again.
"Rise in Revolution!" More of the crowd joined the others.
"Can you feel it?" Yet again, Berry questioned.
"Let it rise like a prayer in the night!" Elusive called.
"U-um... S-shout for love..." Fluttershy tried to call.
"Shout for hope!" Duskshine aroused.
"Let them hear us!" Rainbow Dash screamed.
Every pony in the town had rallied behind the revolution at this point, and had all begun making their way to the train station. "We believe we can’t lose! Even mountains will move! It’s our faith, it’s our life! This is our battle cry! She can’t take us down if we stand our ground! If we live... if we die... We will shout out... our battle cry! Rise in Revolution! Rise! Rise in Revolution! Rise! Rise in Revolution!"
They continued to shout this cry as they all boarded the train... Celestia's guards had killed so many of the townspeople that they could all fit on one train. It was for this reason that they began their revolt... this is the reason they were traveling to Cantorlot...